Global Patent Index - EP 4220149 A1

EP 4220149 A1 20230802 - EFFICIENT STORAGE OF HIGH-RESOLUTION INDUSTRIAL ULTRASONIC DATA

Title (en)

EFFICIENT STORAGE OF HIGH-RESOLUTION INDUSTRIAL ULTRASONIC DATA

Title (de)

EFFIZIENTE SPEICHERUNG HOCHAUFLÖSENDER INDUSTRIELLER ULTRASCHALLDATEN

Title (fr)

STOCKAGE EFFICACE DE DONNÉES ULTRASONORES INDUSTRIELLES À HAUTE RÉSOLUTION

Publication

EP 4220149 A1 20230802 (EN)

Application

EP 23153701 A 20230127

Priority

GB 202201020 A 20220127

Abstract (en)

A method and device for processing ultrasonic data from an industrial inspection device. Ultrasonic reflections from a high-resolution phased array are sampled at high-frequency to create a large volume of data. The data are converted to I/Q data and compressed to a manageable size. An external computer can beamform and render an image without restoring the compressed data to raw form. This method may be used for in-line inspection, downhole inspection, or ultrasonic testing.

IPC 8 full level

G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01N 29/06 (2006.01); G01N 29/44 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2019.01)

CPC (source: EP GB US)

E21B 47/12 (2013.01 - GB); G01N 29/04 (2013.01 - EP); G01N 29/0618 (2013.01 - EP); G01N 29/44 (2013.01 - EP GB); G01N 29/449 (2013.01 - EP); G06T 7/0004 (2013.01 - US); H04N 19/625 (2014.11 - US); G01N 29/0654 (2013.01 - US); G01N 29/44 (2013.01 - US); G01N 2291/0289 (2013.01 - US); G01N 2291/2636 (2013.01 - US); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01 - US); G06T 2207/10132 (2013.01 - US); G06T 2207/30108 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4220149 A1 20230802; CA 3187667 A1 20230727; GB 202201020 D0 20220316; GB 202301158 D0 20230315; GB 2615092 A 20230802; GB 2616515 A 20230913; US 2023239506 A1 20230727

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 23153701 A 20230127; CA 3187667 A 20230126; GB 202201020 A 20220127; GB 202301158 A 20230126; US 202318102087 A 20230127